Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the U.S. would support a global minimum tax, while top Democrats unveiled their own plan to raise taxes on multinational firms. A ruling from the parliamentarian appears to clear the way for Democrats to bypass Republicans and fast-track at least one more fiscal package through the Senate on a majority vote. The deal, a sign of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s weakened influence, would mean wealthy New York City residents would pay the highest combined local tax rate in the nation. “To continue to apply that level of force to a person proned out, handcuffed behind their back — that in no way, shape or form is anything that is by policy,” Chief Medaria Arradondo testified. Jurors heard from two key witnesses, including the chief of police. He said Mr. Chauvin “absolutely” violated department policies. Millions of white evangelical adults in the U.S. do not intend to get vaccinated against Covid-19. Tenets of faith and mistrust of science play a role; so does politics. The bill, which could still be enacted if state legislators override the governor’s veto, would make it illegal for transgender minors to receive gender-affirming medication or surgery. More and more women are describing Parliament House as a sexist backwater. A staff member’s accusation of rape — in a minister’s office, no less — was the catalyst. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. Following a coup in Myanmar, security forces have cracked down brutally on civilians. We ask why soldiers have so readily turned against the population. Attend a live edition of our newsletter with David Leonhardt and guests. Subscribers can R.S.V.P. here. … Or the next Trump will. Some on the right want the Supreme Court to go beyond ending Roe. Investments in the future don’t always involve concrete. Charles Dickens was right about March. And the last year has been one long early March. As far back as historians have found evidence of transgender people, they’ve found transgender children. A novel written by a 12th-century Arab writer about a boy alone on an island influenced the Daniel Defoe classic ‘Robinson Crusoe.’ Readers discuss vaccine passports, requiring health care workers to get vaccinated and the “‘Hunger Games’ competition to actually get an appointment.” But at the task of epitomizing the Trumpified Republican Party, he has excelled. Amazon must become a leader in reducing single-use packaging. Tim Cook views privacy as ‘one of the top issues of the 21st century.’ Other tech leaders don’t seem to agree. Their words remind us that suffering is not our only birthright. Life is also our birthright — life and love and beauty. This series tells the stories of people who have died in the pandemic. After the success of “I Am Not Your Negro,” HBO gave Peck carte blanche for his next big project. What resulted is a sweeping meditation on colonialism and the nature of truth itself. Playing without capacity restrictions for their home opener, Texas hosted the largest American sports crowd of the pandemic. Blaming the increase in arrivals on current immigration policy only papers over harder truths, experts say. The royal house said King Abdullah II and his estranged half brother, Prince Hamzah, had agreed to mediation measures, easing worries about a destabilizing family feud. The movie is part of Beijing’s wide-ranging new propaganda campaign to push back on sanctions and criticism of its oppression of the Uyghurs. The country has a grim history of deadly disasters on its heavily trafficked rivers. The cold case of Alonzo Brooks, 23, was featured in an episode of the Netflix reboot of “Unsolved Mysteries.” The authorities said more pumps were expected to be used in the hopes of doubling the volume of water being removed, to up to 100 million gallons a day. Darnold was the third overall pick in the 2018 draft, and this year the Jets have the No. 2 overall pick to use in finding his replacement. Lynn Novick and Ken Burns revisit the life of Ernest Hemingway on PBS. And a documentary about a civil suit against the Ku Klux Klan airs on CNN. The small, family-run businesses hope a new government aid package will bring the relief that one in 2020 didn’t provide. They say their skills are at stake. She was a prolific B-movie actress early in her career, but she became best known for her role as Alice Mitchell, the gentle mother of Dennis, on the CBS show. Officially, the Fifth Avenue ceremony was virtual. In reality, some could not resist the spring weather and chance to peacock. A recent video showed several men seeming to ignore an anti-Asian attack in Midtown. Yet research shows that most people are more than willing to intervene and help someone. The actor-writer-director-controversy creator is back with a new project: a plus-size clothing line. The whole body positivity thing? She has thoughts. A renovated Victorian in San Francisco, a modern beach house in Newport Beach and a 1963 home near Santa Barbara. Whether you like your egg salad tucked into a sandwich, curried, or paired with briny olives, we have the recipes for you. Online donors were guided into weekly recurring contributions. Demands for refunds spiked. Complaints to banks and credit card companies soared. But the money helped keep Donald Trump’s struggling campaign afloat. For now, the best way to show that you’ve been inoculated against the coronavirus is a simple white card. Here, your key questions answered. In a memoir of his vices, Hunter Biden sends a love letter to his brother. More Recent Articles |
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